I have a kid similar to that. He's only been here a couple months and he's 5. I think he would be in HEAVEN with my set up, but since he has an older brother who's 10 he doesn't ever seem to want to 'play'. He talks about sports and video games a lot and always wants to do 'projects' (which I love, and we do a lot), but I mean we wrap up one thing or are finishing up and he will say "I want to do a different project". When I tell him that's not an option and we need to find something else to do right now he will just wander around bored. FINALLY this morning we made a house out of blocks and him and dcd filled paper bags with play food and for the first time since he's been here I saw him participate in imaginative play
Sometimes it just takes a little encouragement from the other kids, and helpful suggestions and support from us as providers. Wish you a lot of luck!